| The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means. -- Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Author:
Napoleon IEra:
1769 |
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| Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide. -- John Dryden |
| Author:
Dryden, JohnEra:
1631 |
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| If thou wouldst preserve understanding and health to old age, avoid the allurements of Voluptuousness, and fly from her temptations...For if thou hearkenest unto the words of the Adversary, thou art deceived and betrayed. The joy which she promiseth changeth to madness, and her enjoyments lead on to diseases and death. -- Akhenaton |
| Author:
AkhenatonEra:
-1375 |
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| There is no genius free from some tincture of madness. -- Seneca |
| Author:
SenecaEra:
-4 |
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